Antirattler for vehicles.



vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS Y. PAMPLIN, OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.

ANTIRATTLER FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 686,472, dated November 12, 1901.

Application led January 16, 1901. Serial No. 43,530. (No models) To otZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS Y. PAMPLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Huntsville, in the county of Madison andv State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Antirattlers for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to antirattler devices forvehicles, the object being to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this character adapted especially for use with the sin gletrees of vehicles.

The construction of the improvement will coperating bearing-plates 3 and 4. The under surface of the cross-bar 1 is formed with a recess 5 to receive a socket 6, projecting from a plate 7, which is secured to the under surface of 'the cross-bar. The socket 6 is provided with an opening 8, through which extends the pivot-bolt 9, which secures the singletree to the cross-bar.

10 designates a coil-spring fitted upon the lower end of the bolt 9 and extending Within the socket 6. This spring is retained in position by means of a nut 11, fitting upon the end of the bolt, a washer 12 being interposed between the nut and the adjacent end of the spring. To prevent the nut from dropping off of the bolt, the lower end of thc bolt after the nut has been placed in position is hammered to spread or expand the end, so that the nut cannot be removed.

As shown in Fig. 1, the bearing-plates 3 and 4, as well as the plate 7, are securely attached to the crossbar and singletree by screws 13.

It will be Yobvious that the interposition of the spring 10 between the nut and the end of the socket 6 serves to hold the bearing-plates 3 and 4 close together, thus preventing rattling of the parts. The tension of the spring 10 is regulated by means of the nut 11.

While I have shown the improvement as applied to a singletree, I would have it understood that theinvention is not restricted to this particular use or application, but may be effectively used upon other parts of a vehicle or wherever it is desirable to secure abutting parts to prevent rattling.

I claim* The combination with a vehicle-singletree and a cross-bar formed on its under side with a recess; of coperating bearing-plates between said singletree and cross-bar and an antirattler device comprising a plate secured to the under surface of the cross-bar and provided with a socket tting within said recess; a bolt extending through the singletree and cross-bar and through said socket; a coilspring surrounding the bolt within said socket and a nut for retaining the spring upon the bolt.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS Y. PAMPLIN.

Witnesses: WM. L. CLAY, C. M. SKINNER. 

